PropertyGuru stays in the red for the fourth quarter of 2022, after slipping from a net profit position in the second quarter.
Singapore raises permanent residence threshold for ultra-rich
Singapore is increasing the threshold for global investors seeking permanent-resident status in an attempt to create more jobs and benefits locals due to an influx of wealth. Applicants will need at …
3 years’ jail for ex-property agent who made off with client’s money and caused over $1m loss
Another criminal breach of trust charge involving the remaining amount was considered during sentencing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore ranks 6th for luxury home sales in 2022: Knight Frank
The real estate consultancy expects a 4% increase in prime residential prices in Singapore this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore is 6th top market for super and ultra-prime properties
It is one of the two markets in Asia that made the top 10. Singapore ranked 6th amongst the top markets for prime, super-prime and ultra-prime properties globally, according to a report by Knight …
Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?
Netanyahu’s new government is exacerbating deep divisions in Israeli society and threatening the very essence of Israel as a liberal democracy.
The Coup in Israel
Israel has always been touted as America’s most reliable friend in the Middle East, a bastion of democracy in a region dominated by autocracies. Now that …
U.S. hits North Korea with new sanctions targeting missile program
The United States slapped new sanctions on three entities and two individuals for “illicitly generating revenue” that the North Korean regime uses to develop its weapons programs, the Treasury …
NIA attaches property of Al-Umar terror group founder Mushtaq Zargar
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday, March 2, attached the property of fugitive Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar, also known as Latram, who is the founder of the Al-Umar Mujahideen terror group in …
Thai opposition party names property tycoon as adviser amid rumours of PM candidacy
BANGKOK – Thailand’s biggest opposition party on Wednesday (March 1) named a well-known local property tycoon as its new adviser ahead of an upcoming election, adding fuel to speculation he was being …